Ram Veerapaneni
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and biology educator
Summary
Microbial researcher focused on extreme and aquatic environments, contributing to studies of subglacial Lake Vostok and ancient ice cores. nih+2
Instructor and mentor who brings research opportunities to regional-campus students, integrating student participation into collaborative field and laboratory projects. bgsu+1
Academic leader and administrator who has served as interim dean of BGSU Firelands and moved into a vice provost role supporting academic affairs at the university level. sanduskyregister+2
Collaborative scientist contributing to multi-institutional, multidisciplinary projects that produce peer-reviewed publications and public-facing research outputs. nih+2
Work
Projects
Writing
Isolation of Microbes from Lake Vostok Accretion Ice
January 1, 2008Characterization and cultivation of bacteria from Lake Vostok accretion and deep glacial ice core sections, identifying multiple viable bacterial phylotypes and demonstrating a potentially complex microbial ecosystem in accretion ice.
Microbial Analyses of Ancient Ice Core Sections from Greenland and Antarctica
Comparative analyses of microbes and biomolecules in ice core sections from Greenland and Antarctica using microscopy, cultivation, sequencing and metagenomic/metatranscriptomic methods to study microbial deposition and preservation in ice.